“Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art,” creates a visual record of A-2 jackets from World War II as seen through the lens of award-winning photographer John Slemp.
This flying jacket was worn by the pilot of the B17 Flying Fortress aircraft, which was given the name 'Fever Beaver' by its crew, on its 100th mission. The plane saw action from January 1944 and ...
Note: This series is brought to us by award-winning photographer John Slemp, who photographed over 100 surviving A-2 flying jackets from the airmen of World War II, traveling the nation and ...
Because of its rich texture, suede can shed all the military feel from a shearling jacket (often called an "aviator" or "flight jacket" because of its association with army pilots), making it more ...
APPRAISER: So, what you have here is a World War II Army Air Corps A-2 flight jacket. Would have been worn by individual fighter pilots, um, and also, uh, some bomb crews wore the jacket.